BYE 2020, HELLO 2021

 Pandemic, Panoramic, Ponder ... whatever you want to call it! We were stuck in the house for ten months (well at least I was) and  the death toll is constantly rising but I am still alive so I can't complain. However, I'm so deeply displeased with the negative effect of the coronavirus, I can't find anything positive about it. Most people are thankful they were able to spend time with their family, work from home, or have more time to work on their goals but all those reasons hit different for homes that were broken due to death, jobs that were lost, and inspiration that was drowned by all the wrong in the world.

The racial injustice served as red icing on our chocolate cake ... After being forced into quarantine and to only hear the disproportionate numbers of Black Americans murdered by police rise (and covid 19), millions of MASKED protesters needed to fight for all of the black lives that were lost and not just the three (1) Ahmad Arbery (2) George Floyd (3) Breonna Taylor the media highlighted. Way before the hashtag BLACK LIVES MATTERED, maybe not to everyone but for Black Americans life is different and we know and live it 365 days a year (with an additional dreadful day in 2020) but it's a matter of getting others to wake up and hear us. I don't always like to fight but when I do you better believe it's for justice.  

My Cousin Aiden Stinson on Juneteenth 2020

I always knew the internet and robots would take over but never in this way and not this early. My overindulgence with social media has tripled during quarantine (my iPhone does not ding when it displays my screen time it screams in agony). The World Wide Web began to feel more connected than the www in the URL: with the help of tik tok billion's around the globe began sharing their culture and comical genius as if we were all in a high school lunchroom on diversity day.

My average screen time for the last week of 2020.

We Did it America, the Election is finally over! After an exhausting two years, we can finally be done with the harassment of everyone telling us to VOTE. But who knew the election everyone waited for would continue for so long even after the results announcement (and that itself took an additional four days to announce that). Nevertheless, 2020 showed us there is strength in numbers (with the implementation of social distancing). No systematic oppression or panoramic (PANDEMIC if you want to be technical) can stop sweet democracy. 

My Aunt Marie Anderson (57) voting for the first time in her life

2020 is over and I'm over discussing the tragic year which left many down and out. I learned to tackle the year one day; if we keep discussing 2020 and all the bad it caused the good in 2021 won't get the recognition it deserves. 

New Year New Me

When in doubt, manifest it out! 2021 is the year of redemption after everything the world faced in year you know know what. Don't overwhelm yourself by reflecting on the past year and trying to figure out a way to overcome the chaos, if you're reading this in 2021 you already overcame it you just have to take it one step at a time. Last year can't stop my positivity or flow for this year because I'm mentally prepared for any and everything, Including another quarantine, Classified Alien information, and a super strand of Covid-19. 

I'm optimistic before anything and you should be too here's why:

(1) In 2000 George Bush was elected president which upset the general population (2) September 11, 2001, the most gruesome attack on American soil killed nearly 3,000 citizens (3) In 2004 President Bush was reelected which upset the general population again (4) In 2015 the Emmanuel 9 Massacre was yet another mass shooting occurred. 

The one thing all these events have in common was that time waited for no one to recuperate, many people rolled with the punches and the days went on which forced many to move on as well. It is not the tragedy itself that defines a person or group it's the way they recover and learn from the situation. 

Move over, Joe you're blocking Ma'dam Vice President Kamala Harris shot! Since 2016 I've been waiting for a new president, not to dismiss Donald Trump and all his accomplishments (cues jeopardy music) but to experiment with a new administration to see for myself -as a first-time voter and young adult in the free world- if change can happen with new (and old) faces.

I am hopeful that the Biden-Harris administration completes the long list of promises in their 4-year term. However, we still don't have the promised wall; I understand the farfetched ideas including free college and the cancellation of student loans won't happen overnight but I would like to see legislation be passed to create the foundation for the next administration to pick up on.

2021 is here and I am in it for the long run with goals that reflect the person I want to become! I want to open my mind to new ideas and philosophies to diversify my thoughts. Another goal of mine is to begin creating the plots for my scripted series that is set to premiere in 2025. Lastly, I would like to advocate for people with ADHD, LGBTQ+, and African American communities.  

Three Chakra Balancing incense Yellow (Solar Plexus) Purple (Crown) and Green (Heart) on New Years Eve

That's all for now on 2021, we shall meet one another back at Club Confabulate on December 31st to reflect on the year and reset for 2022! I wish everyone a prosperous 2021 and remember every day is a new year you don't have to wait to January to enact change, start today and stick to it.